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a) What would the new law do regarding Yakuza demanding money or death? I guess any business with them has potential of putting you in a no-win situation where
by dlikhten 15y ago
a) What would the new law do regarding Yakuza demanding money or death? I guess any business with them has potential of putting you in a no-win situation where damned if you do damned if you don't.
b) She should not have borrowed money. Then again instead of the US credit card loans, Japan has the Yakuza, two sides of same coin, except Yakuza kill, we just make you homeless.
- mseebach 15y ago> Then again instead of the US credit card loans, Japan has the Yakuza, two sides of same coin Yes. Consumer credit in the US is exactly like Japanese organized crime.
- dlikhten 15y ago> except Yakuza kill, we just make you homeless. Predatory tactics on both ends, my friend. See the subprime mortgage problem in the US. Like I implied: Yakuza = violent means to an end, US Loans = non violent means to a same end within the respective field. I am not implying banks do the same as the Yakuza regarding "protection" and bribery/extortion, though that does happen in the US, just on a different level (can't threaten politicians so easily with baseball bats). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader#Automobile_safety_activism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader#Automobile_safety_a... about how an attempt was made to blackmail Nader.
- mseebach 15y ago> Yakuza = violent means to an end, US Loans = non violent means to a same end And you don't consider the distinction between being violent and non-violent pretty damn significant? Also, consumer credit holders doesn't get to repossess your home, only your mortgage lender does that.